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Remove Tufts Email from an iOS Device
Posted by Kathleen Beauparlant in Calendar, Communication & Collaboration, Email, Service Catalog, Services on February 19, 2013
Remove Tufts Email from an iOS Device Depending on how the Tufts email account was added to the iOS device, different steps may be needed to remove it. If you cannot remember if the account was added manually or by installing a mobile configuration profile, try both options. Account Added Manually Open the Settings app [...]
Setup Tufts Email and Calendar on an iOS Device
Posted by Kathleen Beauparlant in Calendar, Communication & Collaboration, Email, Service Catalog on February 19, 2013
Setup Tufts Email Account on an iOS Device There are two options for setting up Tufts Email and Calendar on an iOS device: 1. Installing a mobile configuration profile, which will perform some of the work for you. Get started by opening Safari on your iOS device and navigating to http://go.tufts.edu/tuftsexchangeprofile. 2. Manually adding and [...]
Requesting a New Exchange Shared Calendar
Posted by Kathleen Beauparlant in Calendar, Communication & Collaboration, Service Catalog, Services on February 7, 2013
A new Exchange shared calendar may be requested directly via the Self Service portal or by navigating to http://it.tufts.edu and selecting “TechConnect” from the Help menu. In the Self Service portal, select the option for “New Exchange Shared Calendar” and fill in the required information including the desired calendar name, user names and level of [...]
Blackberry (BES) Retirement
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Communication & Collaboration, Email, Phones, Service Catalog on June 28, 2012
Due to the diminished number of Blackberry devices on campus, the Blackberry Enterprise Service will be retired. As part of this process, UIT will stop adding users to the service after June 30th, 2012. As of June 30, 2013 the service will be completely retired. To prepare for this, we recommend that you switch to [...]
Using a Blackberry at Tufts
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Calendar, Communication & Collaboration, Email, Service Catalog on June 28, 2012
Blackberries at Tufts are reducing in numbers due to the popularity of other smartphones such as the Apple iPhone and the Google Android phones. Because of this, Tufts is no longer offering the Blackberry Enterprise Server, which allowed users to access their Tufts Calendar and Contacts through their Blackberry. Access to Tufts E-mail will continue [...]
Can I sync my Tufts calendar with Google?
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Calendar, Frequently Asked Questions, Service Catalog on April 21, 2012
We often get asked to assist users in synchronizing their Tufts calendar with a personal calendar hosted on Google, Apple, or another external service. Unfortunately, while this would be useful, the synchronization between Tufts and Google or Apple (iCloud) has proven to be problematic. When two calendars are synced, it causes duplicate and triplicate items [...]
How can I view my Tufts E-mail, Calendar, and Contacts on my iPhone?
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Calendar, Communication & Collaboration, Email, Frequently Asked Questions, Service Catalog on January 23, 2012
The procedure for connecting your Apple iPhone or iPad to the Tufts Exchange Mail and Calendaring server is relatively simple and error proof. To walk through the configuration, please visit the following page: https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/infoexchange/md-setup
How do I get an email account?
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Frequently Asked Questions on April 28, 2011
UIT is working on making new accounts self-assigned so that you may set up your initial password on your own and begin using their account immediately. Currently accounts are automatically created for all full time faculty, staff, and students. Faculty and Staff may pick up your account info by contacting OIT at oit@tufts.edu or 617-636-0331. [...]